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Desktop from aldi: good value or waste of money?

FitzerP · 2005-03-15 02:37:38

Hello everyone, im thinking of getting a new PC, what do you guys think of this spec? It's going for € 1099,99, but doesnt appear to have a monitor bundled with it here's the link: http://www.aldi.ie/special_buys/index.html I was wondering if anybody had any idea if this would be a dodgy investment. ive been told that dell…

15-03-2005 2:37am

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FitzerP

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Hello everyone,

im thinking of getting a new PC,
what do you guys think of this spec?

It's going for € 1099,99, but doesnt appear to have a monitor bundled with it

here's the link:

http://www.aldi.ie/special_buys/index.html

I was wondering if anybody had any idea if this would be a dodgy investment.
ive been told that dell make the most reliable pc's.

Im not really up on what to get and any advice would be a real help!

If anybody could also tell me from the info below, if this machine comes with
DVD.CD burner, also

thanks in advance!

High performance 3.2GHz-2MB L2 Cache-800 MHz FSB
64 bit Technology
XL-HARD DISC CAPACITY
Enormous 320 GB
Hard disc capacity
XL-MEMORY
XL-HIGH-END GRAPHICS
ATI RADEON X740 XL
XL-BURNER
XL-PACKAGE
DVB-T Digital TV TUNER
Analogue stereo TV & FM Radio Tuner Card
Bluetooth
WLAN 54 MBit/s
9 in 1 Memory Card Reader
6x USB 2.0 2x front, 4x rear
2x FireWire IEEE 1394, 1x front, 1x rear
8-channel Intel® High Definition Audio
LAN Network Controller
56K V.9x PCI Data/Fax modem
SOFTWARE XL
Microsoft Works Suite 2005

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#2 15-03-2005 2:49am

Standard Toaster

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you may have missed these threads here and here mate.

It comes with a dual layer dvd burner which should deffo be able to burn cdrs too. It's a pretty good deal I think myself....get the 5.1 speakers the same day too.

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#3 15-03-2005 11:26pm

FitzerP

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cheers edge

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#4 16-03-2005 12:04am

Dr_MalPractice

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i know a few tech-heads who bought LIDL machines, mid and high specsystems, inc laptops, all 7 without complaint. they usually come as just the tower, but they often have monitors instore within 2 or 3 weekls.

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#5 16-03-2005 11:13am

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we have 3 of em now, everyone is perfect, they're brilliant, we bought monitors too, one camera, which is a bad idea,they're horrid quality lens,but as for the pcs, cant give higher marks, top quality stuff inside and customer service is good too

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#6 16-03-2005 1:32pm

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Excellent value for money. They always have been.

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#7 16-03-2005 1:39pm

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is it just me or is it missing ram?

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#8 16-03-2005 2:11pm

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FitzerP wrote:

XL-MEMORY

Found it

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#9 16-03-2005 2:14pm

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0mb of XL-MEMORY running at 0ddr?

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#10 16-03-2005 2:18pm

Chalk

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lol wtf does Xl mean

xl hard drive, xl ram , xl burnel

wither this is a really large pc or theyre being unusally quiet about the specs,
lidl always give manufactire and speeds fpr ram , hdd aand burner

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#11 16-03-2005 2:28pm

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320 GB Hard disc capacity
8MB Cache
S-ATA 150 Interface super fast 7200 rpm

1024 MB Memory
DDR 400MHz, 64 Bit dual channel memory (one bank free for upgrading)

DVD-ROM 16x

DVB-T
Digital TV
Analogue stereo TV
& FM Radio Tuner Card

Bluetooth
Wireless Technology

WLAN 54 MBit/s
Built-in wireless adapter IEEE 802.11g

9 in 1 Memory Card Reader
USB 2.0 integrated

6x USB 2.0
2x front, 4x rear

2x FireWire
IEEE 1394, 1x front, 1x rear

8-channel Intel® High Definition Audio
7.1 Surround Sound for optimised Digital Home Movie and Entertainment sound
Dolby certified

LAN Network Controller
10/100 MBit on board
DSL & Network Ready!

56K V.9x PCI Data/Fax modem
telephone connection cable included

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